Have you ever felt a special “spark” with someone—an intense bond with a potential partner, friend, or colleague? When individuals experience chemistry, they experience their interaction as something more than the sum of their separate contributions. More
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: As far as Dr. Richard Slatcher’s work goes, there are two types of people in the world. RICHARD SLATCHER: We really find that there are two groups – relationship haves and have-nots. And that’s really delineated by how their relationships were doing going into the pandemic. CORNISH More
… In the past few decades, Americans have broadened their image of what constitutes a legitimate romantic relationship: Courthouses now issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Americans are getting married later in life than ever before, and more and more young adults are opting to share a home rather than a marriage license More
New European research has found that despite the change in times, men and women all around the world still look for the same things when seeking a partner that they did three decades ago. Carried out by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the new study asked More
Evolutionary psychologists have focused much their research on the human pursuit of love and sex, but a global study shows that people’s strongest motivations lie elsewhere. More
As our memories fade, we rely on our current assessment of a person to remember how we felt about them in the past, and this extends to some of the most central figures in our lives: our parents. More
